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Mariana Heinrich

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Director, Industrial Transformation at WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
📍 Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland

With over 18 years of experience, Mariana Heinrich is a Director at WBCSD, focusing on industrial transformation and decarbonization. She excels at designing system change strategies and building global coalitions to accelerate the energy transition, drawing on her economics background from Kiel University.

Marianas global perspective is enriched by her studies in Chinese Language and Culture at Zhejiang University. This international experience complements her work in forming worldwide partnerships to address complex sustainability challenges and implement innovative business models for a sustainable energy system.

She has a specific expertise in developing demand-side policies to create markets for near-zero carbon products.

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Experience
18 Years
Current Role
Director, Industrial Transformation
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Industrial Decarbonization
Leads industrial transformation at WBCSD, focusing on creating demand-side policies and procurement capabilities for low-carbon products in heavy-emitting value chains.
Renewable Energy
Her work involves building coalitions to accelerate the transition to a sustainable energy system, as seen in her engagement with initiatives to triple renewable capacity.
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Career

Work history

3-2025
Director, Industrial Transformation
WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
4-2020 - 2-2025
Director, Energy
WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
8-2015 - 3-2020
Manager, Climate & Energy
WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development
4-2013 - 6-2015
Senior Consultant
Pöyry Management Consulting
4-2010 - 3-2013
Consultant
Pöyry Management Consulting
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Education
2002 - 2007
Master in Economics
Kiel University
2005 - 2005
International College: Chinese Language and Culture Studies
Zhejiang University
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